Leicester City vs Watford

Championship

Leicester

8-7-8

1-2

Final

Watford

9-8-6

King Power Stadium

Match pulse

LEIAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'WAT

51%Possession49%

9Shots13

2On target3

5Corners6

1Saves1

14Fouls8

19'Fatawu IssahakuLEI42'Oliver SkippLEI48'Imran LouzaWAT61'Hector KyprianouWAT63'Stephy MavididiLEI

Team	1H	2H	T
LEI	1	0	1
WAT	1	1	2

Who won: Watford 2-1

Watford beat Leicester City 2-1 on Friday, December 26, 2025 at King Power Stadium. Goals for Leicester: Jordan James (7'). Goals for Watford: Othmane Maamma (45') and Matthew Pollock (65').

Play by play

Match ends, Leicester City 1, Watford 2.
Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Watford 2.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Vivaldo Semedo (Watford).
90'+5'
Free kick won
Ben Nelson (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'
Free kick won
Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Leicester City).
90'+3'
Corner awarded
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
90'+1'
Sub
Subbed on for G. Chakvetadze
Substitution, Watford. James Morris replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
J. Morris
90'+1'
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
88'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Silko-Amari Thomas.
F. Issahaku
87'
Header blocked
Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
J. Ayew
87'
Sub
Subbed on for O. Skipp
Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Oliver Skipp.
H. Choudhury
87'
Sub
Subbed on for R. Pereira
Substitution, Leicester City. Silko-Amari Thomas replaces Ricardo Pereira.
S. Thomas
87'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Vivaldo Semedo following a fast break.
I. Louza
82'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
N. Irankunda
81'
Free kick won
Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81'
Foul
Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
81'
Sub
Subbed on for O. Maamma
Substitution, Watford. Moussa Sissoko replaces Othmane Maamma.
M. Sissoko
81'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Kjerrumgaard
Substitution, Watford. Vivaldo Semedo replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
V. Semedo
79'
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
75'
Sub
Subbed on for B. De Cordova-Reid
Substitution, Leicester City. Aaron Ramsey replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
A. Ramsey
75'LEI
Free kick won
Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75'
Foul
Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
74'WAT
Corner awarded
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.